Former UA player, students among victims in shootings

Steve Driggers, left, and Sarietta Thomas, right, both with SERVPRO scrub blood stains off of the sidewalk at Temerson Square on Tuesday.

Robert Sutton | The Tuscaloosa News

Staff report

Published: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.

TUSCALOOSA | While police have not released the names of the victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting, the University of Alabama confirmed that former Alabama defensive back Kelvin Sigler was treated for a bullet wound to the forearm and released from DCH Regional Medical Center.

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Two victims who sustained gunshot wounds are Vigor High School assistant football coaches who were in Tuscaloosa for a camp held at the University of Alabama, according to a source close to the Mobile County school’s football program. Renardo Jackson was in fair condition Tuesday night, while TeBiarus Gill was in serious condition, according to DCH spokesman Brad Fisher.

Meanwhile, UA confirmed earlier that three of the wounded were UA students. Interim President Judy Bonner released a statement Tuesday morning saying that two students were treated and released from DCH and that the third is being held for observation.

Sigler joined the Crimson Tide’s support staff in March. He came to UA after serving as head football coach at Blount High School in Mobile. Sigler was a three-year starting safety at Alabama from 1996-98, amassing 179 career tackles, including a team-high 86 as a junior in 1997. He intercepted six passes in his collegiate career. He had a brief career in the NFL, playing for the Miami Dolphins in 1999.

Five of the 17 victims shot at Temerson Square remain at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Three were in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, one was in serious condition and another was in critical condition, according to Fisher.

Another victim, a 30-year-old man shot at a home in the Indian Lake subdivision about an hour before the Temerson Square shootings, remains in serious condition at DCH.

Police are not releasing the names of the Temerson Square shooting victims, but those concerned about loved ones are asked to call 205-349-2121.

<p>TUSCALOOSA | While police have not released the names of the victims of Tuesday's mass shooting, the University of Alabama confirmed that former Alabama defensive back Kelvin Sigler was treated for a bullet wound to the forearm and released from DCH Regional Medical Center.</p><p>Two victims who sustained gunshot wounds are Vigor High School assistant football coaches who were in Tuscaloosa for a camp held at the University of Alabama, according to a source close to the Mobile County school's football program. Renardo Jackson was in fair condition Tuesday night, while TeBiarus Gill was in serious condition, according to DCH spokesman Brad Fisher.</p><p>Meanwhile, UA confirmed earlier that three of the wounded were UA students. Interim President Judy Bonner released a statement Tuesday morning saying that two students were treated and released from DCH and that the third is being held for observation.</p><p>Sigler joined the Crimson Tide's support staff in March. He came to UA after serving as head football coach at Blount High School in Mobile. Sigler was a three-year starting safety at Alabama from 1996-98, amassing 179 career tackles, including a team-high 86 as a junior in 1997. He intercepted six passes in his collegiate career. He had a brief career in the NFL, playing for the Miami Dolphins in 1999.</p><p>Five of the 17 victims shot at Temerson Square remain at DCH Regional Medical Center.</p><p>Three were in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, one was in serious condition and another was in critical condition, according to Fisher.</p><p>Another victim, a 30-year-old man shot at a home in the Indian Lake subdivision about an hour before the Temerson Square shootings, remains in serious condition at DCH.</p><p>Police are not releasing the names of the Temerson Square shooting victims, but those concerned about loved ones are asked to call 205-349-2121.</p>